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Angelsby Marian KeyesISBN 0060008032 (0-06-000803-2)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Angels'Book summary:A new Marian Keyes novel is always something to celebrate, and her sixth novel, Angels, will have you cheering. From the first couple of sentences: "I'd always lived a fairly blameless life. Up until the day I left my husband and ran away to Hollywood, I'd hardly ever put a foot wrong" to the hugely satisfying last page, you're immediately involved in the story of Maggie Walsh's life; of how it went wrong, and then went right again.
The Walshes starred in a previous Keyes novel, the delightful Rachel's Holiday; Maggie is Rachel's older sister, (one of five) and the only one who "never did any of that nasty sleeping around business". Instead she got married to her first boyfriend Paul Garvan and everything was fine, until they suffered a couple of "setbacks". Unable to face sorting out the difficulties, Maggie hightails it to Los Angeles to stay with her old pal Emily. Emily is a script writer, her short film A Perfect Day was a big hit in Ireland, but her working life is a little tougher in the land of sunshine and fat-free Pringles. The two girls, along with a supporting cast of wannabes, scary film studio folk and slacker next door neighbours, get on with sorting out their emotional issues in a stylishly witty, wonderfully warm fashion. Maggie's devilish ex-boyfriend and the commitment phobic Troy add in a delightful frisson of sexual tension.
Marian Keyes observations on the foibles of love and LA are laugh-out-loud funny, but there's a beguiling tenderness there too. By the time you reach the final full stop you'll be sighing with contentment, and just wishing that Marian would get a move on with the next book. --Eithne Farry [via]
Arabellaby Georgette HeyerISBN 0061004448 (0-06-100444-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Arcadiaby Jim CraceISBN 0020192002 (0-02-019200-2)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Aunt Mariaby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0064473589 (0-06-447358-9)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Aunt Maria'Book summary:In Cranbury-on-Sea Aunt Maria rules with a rod of sweetness far tougher than iron and deadlier than poison. Strange and awful things keep happening in Cranbury. Why are all the men apparently gray-suited zombies? Why do all the children -- if you ever see them -- behave like clones? And what has happened to Mig's brother, Chris? Could gentle, civilized Aunt Maria, with her talk and daily tea parties, possibly have anything to do with it?
Diana Wynne Jones once again has created a fantastic, magical world. Her brilliant storytelling and wonderful sense of humor totally involve the reader in the lives of a lovable young heroine and a villainess readers will love to hate.
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Before She Met Meby Julian BarnesISBN 0070037477 (0-07-003747-7)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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The Beginning of Springby Penelope FitzgeraldISBN 0002232618 (0-00-223261-8)
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Castle in the Airby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0064473457 (0-06-447345-7)
Softcover, Trophy Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Castle in the Air'Book summary:Abdullah was a young and not very prosperous carpet dealer. His father, who had been disappointed in him, had left him only enough money to open a modest booth in the Bazaar. When he was not selling carpets, Abdullah spent his time daydreaming. In his dreams he was not the son of his father, but the long-lost son of a prince. There was also a princess who had been betrothed to him at birth. He was content with his life and his daydreams until, one day, a stranger sold him a magic carpet.
In this stunning sequel to Howl's Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones has again created a large-scale, fast-paced fantasy in which people and things are never quite what they seem. There are good and bad djinns, a genie in a bottle, wizards, witches, cats and dogs (but are they cats and dogs?), and a mysterious floating castle filled with kidnapped princesses, as well as two puzzling prophecies. The story speeds along with tantalizing twists and turns until the prophecies are fulfilled, true identities are revealed, and all is resolved in a totally satisfying, breathtaking, surprise-filled ending.
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Coleridge: Selected Poemsby Richard Holmes, Samuel Taylor ColeridgeISBN 0002555794 (0-00-255579-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Coleridge: Selected Poems'Book summary:Towards the end of his life, Coleridge began to make new selections of his poetry by genre, and in this book Holmes follows his example, grouping the poetry not chronologically, as in most previous selections, but thematically and generically. The volume opens with 21 sonnets, nine Conversation Poems and six ballads; Love Poems, Confessional Poems, Hill Walking Poems, Visionary Fragments and finally Political Poems follow. Every poem is provided with a detailed critical and biographical note, which together, form a new survey of his work. In his general introduction, Holmes reviews Coleridges place in the Romantic movement, and in a short preface to each section, explains his originality and his imaginative genius in exploring traditional 18-century forms. [via]
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Collected Short Storiesby Graham GreeneISBN 0140080708 (0-14-008070-8)
Hardcover, Penguin Books
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Complete Poems of Thomas Hardyby Thomas Hardy, James GibsonISBN 0026329433 (0-02-632943-3)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Complete Short Stories of D. H. Lawrenceby D. H. LawrenceISBN 0140042555 (0-14-004255-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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The Complete Yes Minister: The Diaries of a Cabinet Ministerby Jonathan Lynn, Antony JayISBN 0060971657 (0-06-097165-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Dogsbodyby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0064410382 (0-06-441038-2)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dogsbody'Book summary:The Dog Star, Sirius, is tried for murder by his heavenly peers and found guilty. His sentence: to be reborn on Earth as a dog until such time as he carries out the seemingly impossible mission imposed on him.
In his Earth guise, Sirius, renamed Leo, truly lives a dog's life. Although he is the pet of a girl who loves him, both child and dog are mistreated by the family with whom they live. But the worldly obstacles Leo faces are minor when compared with his chilling encounters with the Dark Powers that are set against him. His quest seems hopeless until at lost Sol, Moon, and Earth itself come to his aid.
Dogsbody is a tense, exciting, sciencefiction fantasy, a thriller, and a touching dog story all in one.
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Earthly Powersby Anthony BurgessISBN 0091439108 (0-09-143910-8)
Hardcover, Hutchinson
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Earthly Powers'Book summary:'Crowded, crammed, bursting with manic erudition, garlicky puns, omnilingual jokes...which meshes the real and personalised history of the twentieth century' - Martin Amis. Kenneth Toomey is an eminent novelist of dubious talent; Don Carlo Campanati is a man of God, a shrewd manipulator who rises through the Vatican to become the architect of church revolution and a candidate for sainthood. These two men are linked not only by family ties but by a common understanding of mankind's frailties. In this epic masterpiece, Anthony Burgess plumbs the depths of the essence of power and the lengths men will go for it. [via]
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Father Christmas Lettersby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 0048231304 (0-04-823130-4)
Hardcover, Allen & Unwin
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The Foundlingby Georgette HeyerISBN 0061004731 (0-06-100473-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Fountain Overflowsby Rebecca WestISBN 0140073221 (0-14-007322-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Gentlemen And Playersby Joanne HarrisISBN 0060559152 (0-06-055915-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Audere, agere, auferre.
To dare, to strive, to conquer.For generations, privileged young men have attended St. Oswald's Grammar School for Boys, groomed for success by the likes of Roy Straitley, the eccentric Classics teacher who has been a fixture there for more than thirty years. But this year the wind of unwelcome change is blowing, and Straitley is finally contemplating retirement. He is joined this term by five new faculty members, including one who holds intimate and dangerous knowledge of St. Oswald's ways and secrets. Harboring dark ties to the school's past, this young teacher has arrived with one terrible goal: to destroy St. Oswald's.
As the new term gets under way, a number of incidents befall students and faculty alike. Beginning as small annoyances, they are initially overlooked. But as the incidents escalate, it soon becomes apparent that a darker undercurrent is stirring within the school. With St. Oswald's unraveling, only Straitley stands in the way of its ruin. The veteran teacher faces a formidable opponent, however -- a master player with a bitter grudge and a strategy that has been meticulously planned to the final move, a secret game with very real, very deadly consequences.
A harrowing tale of cat and mouse, this riveting, hypnotically atmospheric novel showcases New York Times bestselling author Joanne Harris's astonishing storytelling talent as never before.
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Getting over Itby Anna MaxtedISBN 006098824X (0-06-098824-X)
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Girl With a Pearl Earringby Tracy ChevalierISBN 0002258900 (0-00-225890-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Goodbye Mr Chipsby HiltonISBN 0133624358 (0-13-362435-8)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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The Grand Sophyby Georgette HeyerISBN 0061004669 (0-06-100466-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Great British Cooking: A Well-Kept Secretby Jane GarmeyISBN 0060974591 (0-06-097459-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Heart of Mid-Lothianby Walter ScottISBN 003008220X (0-03-008220-X)
Softcover, Harcourt School
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Heart of Mid-Lothian'Book summary:The Heart of Mid-Lothian, set between the two Jacobean insurrections in 1736 and during the Porteous Riots, marks the peak of its author's achievement; many consider it to be Scott's national epic. [via]
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The Hollow Hillsby Mary StewartISBN 0060548266 (0-06-054826-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hollow Hills'Book summary:Keeping watch over the young Arthur Pendragon, the prince and prophet Merlin Ambrosius is haunted by dreams of the magical sword Caliburn, which has been hidden for centuries. When Uther Pendragon is killed in battle, the time of destiny is at hand, and Arthur must claim the fabled sword to become the true High King of Britain.
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A Journey to the Center of the Earthby Jules VerneISBN 0140022651 (0-14-002265-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Journey to the Center of the Earth'Book summary:It was a secret message by an ancient alchemist, found on a crumbling scrap of parchment. And if Saknussemm was right, then every theory about the molten core of the earth is wrong. Prof. Otto Lidenbrock has to learn the truth. So Lidenbrock, his nephew Axel, and the Icelandic hunter Hans climb down the cone of an arctic volcano and into... [via]
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A Judgement in Stoneby Ruth RendellISBN 0091290708 (0-09-129070-8)
Hardcover, Hutchinson
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Killing the Shadowsby Val McDermidISBN 0002261081 (0-00-226108-1)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Lanarkby Alasdair GrayISBN 0060908629 (0-06-090862-9)
Softcover, Harper & Row
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Lark Rise to Candlefordby Flora ThompsonISBN 0140036725 (0-14-003672-5)
Hardcover, Penguin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lark Rise to Candleford'Book summary:The inspiration for a popular television series that aired on PBS in 2009, Lark Rise to Candleford is Flora Thompson's classic evocation of a vanished world of agricultural customs and rural culture. The trilogy of Lark Rise, Over to Candleford, and Candleford Green tells the story of Thompson's childhood and youth during the 1880s in Lark Rise--in reality Juniper Hill, the hamlet in Oxfordshire where she was born. Through the eyes of Laura, the author's fictional counterpart, Thompson describes the cottages, characters, and way of life of the agricultural laborers and their families with whom she grew up--seasonal celebrations, schooling, church-going, entertainment, and story-telling are described in fond and vivid detail. This new edition of the trilogy, the only hardback edition in print, boasts an attractive format complete with ribbon marker and the original wood-engravings by Julie Neild. The edition includes a new introduction by Phillip Mallett, which looks at the background to the books and their enduring popularity, plus a useful select bibliography and a chronology of Flora Thompson's life and publications. [via]
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The Last Enchantmentby Mary StewartISBN 0060548274 (0-06-054827-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Last Enchantment'Book summary:Arthur Pendragon is King! Unchallenged on the battlefield, he melds the country together in a time of promise. But sinister powers plot to destroy Camelot, and when the witch-queen Morgause -- Arthur's own half sister -- ensnares him in an incestuous liaison, a fatal web of love, betrayal, and bloody vengeance is woven.
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The Last Temptationby Val McDermidISBN 000226109X (0-00-226109-X)
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Lays of Beleriandby J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher TolkienISBN 0048232777 (0-04-823277-7)
Hardcover, G. Allen & Unwin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lays of Beleriand'Book summary:"The power of Tolkien's central characters . . . shines through." Library Journal.
A treasure trove of lore for old and new friends of Middle-earth. Enter now, reader, and learn of the hero of the Lay of Leithian. Hear as well of the early years of Turin the Tall, as he journeys through darkness on his quest to find his father. Read of his rescue by Beleg the Brave, and of the dark destiny that haunts their friendship! Only the genius of Tolkien could create a fantasy more real than reality, a reality more fantastic than fantasy! [via]More editions of Lays of Beleriand:
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Leave the Grave Greenby Deborah CrombieISBN 0060789557 (0-06-078955-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Leave the Grave Green'Book summary:When Connor Swann, the dissolute son-in-law of renowned and influential Sir Gerald and Dame Caroline Asherton, is found floating in a Thames River lock, the circumstances eerily recall a strangely similar tragedy. Twenty years ago, the Ashertons' young son, Matthew, a musical prodigy, drowned in a swollen stream while in the company of his sister Julia -- Connor Swann's wife.
Police Superintendant Duncan Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma James quickly discover that Connor's death was no accident, and that nothing in the Asherton family is as it seems. Connor, though estranged from Julia for more than a year, still lives in her London apartment, where his exploits with women and gambling suggest plenty of motives. The Ashertons are far more attached to Connor than to their own daughter, and these are only the first of the secrets that haunt the suspects. New lies cover older lies, as Kincaid finds himself dangerously drawn to Julia Swann, and Gemma must confront her own troubling feelings for Kincaid.
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The Lives of Christopher Chantby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0060298774 (0-06-029877-4)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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The Luck of the Bodkinsby Wodehouse. P. G.ISBN 0140009868 (0-14-000986-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Make Way for Luciaby E. F. BensonISBN 0060915080 (0-06-091508-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Making Historyby Stephen FryISBN 0091791413 (0-09-179141-3)
Hardcover, Hutchinson
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The Mermaids Singingby Val McDermidISBN 0061011754 (0-06-101175-4)
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Moab Is My Washpotby Stephen FryISBN 0091801613 (0-09-180161-3)
Hardcover, Hutchinson
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Moab Is My Washpot'Book summary:Stephen Fry is not making this up! Fry started out as a dishonorable schoolboy inclined to lies, pranks, bringing decaying moles to school as a science exhibit, theft, suicide attempts, the illicit pursuit of candy and lads, a genius for mischief, and a neurotic life of crime that sent him straight to Pucklechurch Prison and Cambridge University, where he vaulted to fame along with actress Emma Thompson. He wound up starring as Oscar Wilde in the film Wilde, costarring in A Civil Action, and writing funny, distinguished novels.
This irresistible book, the best-written celebrity memoir of 1999, concentrates on Fry's first two tumultuous decades, but beware! A Fry sentence can lead anywhere, from a ringing defense of beating schoolchildren to a thoughtful comparison of male and female naughty parts. Fry's deepest regrets seem to be the elusiveness of a particular boy's love and the fact that, despite his keen ear for music, Fry's singing voice can make listeners "claw out their inner ears, electrocute their genitals, put on a Jim Reeves record, throw themselves cackling hysterically onto the path of moving buses... anything, anything to take away the pain." A chance mention of Fry's time-travel book about thwarting Hitler, Making History (a finalist for the 1998 Sidewise Award for Best Alternative History), leads to the startling real-life revelation that Fry's own Jewish uncle may have loaned a young, shivering Hitler the coat off his back.
Fry's life is full of school and jailhouse blues overcome by jaunty wit, à la Wilde. The title, from Psalm 108:9, refers to King David's triumph over the Philistines. Fry triumphs similarly, and with more style. --Tim Appelo [via]
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The Old Devilsby Kingsley AmisISBN 0060971460 (0-06-097146-0)
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The Origin of Species: Library Editionby Charles Robert DarwinISBN 0020921209 (0-02-092120-9)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Out of the Silent Planetby C. S. LewisISBN 002086910X (0-02-086910-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Out of the Silent Planet'Book summary:[MP3CD audiobook format in vinyl case.]
[Read by Geoffrey Howard - aka - Ralph Cosham]
Out of the Silent Planet is the first novel from Lewis's Space Trilogy, (also called the Space Trilogy,the Cosmic Trilogy and the Ransom Trilogy,) considered to be his chief contribution to the science-fiction genre. A planetary romance with elements of medieval mythology, the trilogy concerns Dr. Ransom, a linguist who, like Christ, is offered as a ransom for mankind. On a walking tour of the English countryside, Ransom falls in with some slightly shady characters from his old University and wakes up suddenly to find himself naked in a metal ball in the middle of the light-filled heavens. He learns that he is on his way to a world called Malacandra by its natives, who also call our world Thulcandra...the Silent Planet. The Malacandrans see planets as having a tutelary spirit: those of the other planets are good and accessible, but that of Earth is fallen and twisted. [via]More editions of Out of the Silent Planet:
The Painted Veilby W. Somerset MaughamISBN 0140008721 (0-14-000872-1)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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The Pale Horseby Agatha ChristieISBN 0061003778 (0-06-100377-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Parting Breathby Catherine AirdISBN 0002316161 (0-00-231616-1)
Hardcover, Collins
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The Pinhoe Egg: A Chrestomanci Bookby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0061131245 (0-06-113124-5)
Hardcover, Greenwillow
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pinhoe Egg: A Chrestomanci Book'Book summary:Cat Chant and Marianne Pinhoe have discovered something excitingsomething truly precious, very strange, and valuable. An egg.
An egg that has been hidden away in an attic for who-knows-how-many years. An egg protected by some strong Don't Notice spells. An egg that Marianne gives to Cat, even though he lives at nearby Chrestomanci Castle. Chrestomanci himself, the strongest enchanter in the world, is sure to be interested in the eggand interference from the Big Man is the last thing Marianne's family of secret rogue witches wants.
But how much longer can the Pinhoes keep their secrets? Gammer, the leader of the clan, has gone mad, a powerful bad luck spell is wreaking havoc, and there's an unexplained plague of frogs. Not to mention the mysterious barrier Cat finds in the forest.
Marianne and Cat may be the only two who can set things right. But first Marianne must accept her own powerful magic, and Cat must uncover the secrets behind the mystical Pinhoe Egg.
In this new Chrestomanci book, Diana Wynne Jones is at her most magical.
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Poirot's Early Cases: 18 Hercule Poirot Mysteriesby Agatha ChristieISBN 000231312X (0-00-231312-X)
Hardcover, Collins [for] the Crime Club
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Power of Threeby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0064473597 (0-06-447359-7)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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Power of Threeby James Stevenson, Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0066237432 (0-06-623743-2)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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Quartet in Autumnby Barbara PymISBN 0060970316 (0-06-097031-6)
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Redwall: The Graphic Novelby Brian JacquesISBN 0091767296 (0-09-176729-6)
Hardcover, Random House of Canada Ltd
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes I: The Adventure of the Empty House, The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, and The Adventure of the Three Studentsby Arthur Conan DoyleISBN 0140057080 (0-14-005708-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Serviceby Erskine ChildersISBN 0140009051 (0-14-000905-1)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service'Book summary:A simple invitation to join his friend Davies on a yachting expedition in the Baltic is the beginning of an extraordinary and dangerous adventure for the bored and worldly but clever Carruthers. As the two of them navigate the waters and treacherous, shifting sands of the Frisian Islands on board the Dulcibella, it is soon clear to Carruthers that Davies has more on his mind than a little duck shooting. As they encounter danger at every turn, Carruthers warms to his courageous and brave-hearted friend and through him begins to discover new strengths within himself and a sense of moral purpose. Sounding a warning of the dangers of a German invasion of Britain across the North Sea, Childers's gripping tale of espionage received immediate critical acclaim when it was published in 1903 and today retains its preeminent place in the genre. [via]
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Risk: Library Editionby Dick FrancisISBN 0060113022 (0-06-011302-2)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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The Ritz London Book of Afternoon Tea: The Art & Pleasures of Taking Teaby Helen SimpsonISBN 0091909945 (0-09-190994-5)
Hardcover, Trafalgar Square
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Sharpe's Eagleby Bernard CornwellISBN 0140099212 (0-14-009921-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Sharpe's Escape: Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1810by Bernard CornwellISBN 0060560959 (0-06-056095-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Hardcover, Harpercollins - Sharpe's Escape: Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1810: ISBN 0060560959 (0-06-056095-9)
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Sharpe's Havocby Bernard CornwellISBN 0060566701 (0-06-056670-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Sharpe's Regimentby Bernard CornwellISBN 0140092137 (0-14-009213-7)
Softcover, Penguin Books
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Sharpe's Swordby Bernard CornwellISBN 0140070249 (0-14-007024-9)
Softcover, Penguin
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Sharpe's Triumphby Bernard CornwellISBN 0060951974 (0-06-095197-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Washington PostCritically acclaimed, perennial New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell (Agincourt, The Fort, the Saxon Tales) makes real history come alive in his breathtaking historical fiction. Praised as "the direct heir to Patrick O'Brian" (Agincourt, The Fort), Cornwell has brilliantly captured the fury, chaos, and excitement of battle as few writers have ever doneperhaps most vividly in his phenomenally popular novels following the illustrious military career of British Army officer Richard Sharpe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In Sharpe's Triumph, Sharpe's hunt for a traitorous renegade British officer leads the courageous young sergeant straight into the fires and madness of India's Battle of Assaye in September 1803. Perhaps the San Francisco Chronicle said it best: "If only all history lessons could be as vibrant."
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Single & Singleby John Le CarreISBN 9871138628 (987-1138-62-8)
Softcover, Sudamericana
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Sir Thomas Malory's Tales of King Arthurby Michael Senior, Thomas MaloryISBN 0002223732 (0-00-222373-2)
Hardcover, Collins
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Slight Mourningby Catherine AirdISBN 0002317796 (0-00-231779-6)
Hardcover, Collins
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Smokescreenby Dick FrancisISBN 0060113340 (0-06-011334-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Sonnets from the Portugueseby Elizabeth B. BrowningISBN 0060105550 (0-06-010555-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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The Time of the Ghostby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0064473546 (0-06-447354-6)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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Trial Runby Dick FrancisISBN 0060113839 (0-06-011383-9)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Turn of the Screwby Henry JamesISBN 0140030263 (0-14-003026-3)
Hardcover, Penguin
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The Unfinished Clueby Georgette HeyerISBN 0030032970 (0-03-003297-0)
Softcover, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
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Venetiaby Georgette HeyerISBN 0061002593 (0-06-100259-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Wicked Dayby Mary StewartISBN 0060548282 (0-06-054828-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Wings of the Doveby Henry JamesISBN 0140023208 (0-14-002320-8)
Hardcover, Penguin
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The World of Jeevesby P.G. WodehouseISBN 0060972440 (0-06-097244-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Zulieka Dobsonby Max BeerbohmISBN 0140067132 (0-14-006713-2)
Softcover, Viking Pr
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